

Lewison said that during his screen test, one of the scenes actually involved Ben meeting Samberg at a Jamba Juice and "fangirling" over him. For that episode, "Saturday Night Live" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Samberg stepped in to walk viewers through Ben's life. Lewison added: "She even gave me a little bit of advice and every time she was on set, I didn't stop laughing." As a self-proclaimed fan of Andy Samberg, Lewison thought it was 'wild' that the actor narrated his character's inner thoughtsĭevi's thoughts are narrated by tennis legend John McEnroe during every episode, except the sixth one, which focuses on Ben. She was already done, but she just sat and chatted with me and she actually went to my high school when she was in eighth grade in Texas, which is super weird." "She and I talked for like, an hour in the makeup trailer. "Angela's also unbelievably kind and nice," he said.

Obviously, being an actress, she knows the best way to approach it."Īngela Kinsey, Michael Badalucco, and Jaren Lewison on season one, episode 10 of "Never Have I Ever."

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She's so collaborative, she knows how to work with actors. "She's so sweet and kind and caring and gives you so much freedom as an actor to play with.

"Working with her is the best experience ever," Lewison said. The actor said he's a "massive" fan of the "The Office" and tried to play it cool when he met the actress, but instead ended up laughing and making a "goofy joke." "Ben's huge in academics and I'm a student at USC and I was when we were shooting, so I love being academically-challenged." Lewison 'could not keep together' when he met Kaling for the first time "There's definitely a lot of parts of Ben that are very similar to me," the 19-year-old actor said. Lewison, who's currently a freshman at the University of Southern California, told Insider that he "immediately" related to Ben prior to auditioning. Jaren Lewison, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on season one, episode one of "Never Have I Ever." Their rivalry is also what pushes them to do better in school and outshine each other. On 'NHIE,' Lewison portrays Devi's school nemesis who's been competing with her since the first gradeĪside from constantly trying to one-up each other on test scores, Devi and Ben created a contract to divide extracurricular activities.
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The series was created by Lang Fisher and Kaling, whose own experience as an Indian Hindu served as inspiration. "NHIE," released on April 27, centers on a first-generation Indian American teen named Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) who spends the start of her sophomore year trying to shed her uncool reputation at Sherman Oaks High School months after a traumatic event. "This is one of the biggest things I've ever done, so I'm not used to having this reception and to see how much the show means to everybody." "The reaction has been absolutely mind-blowing," Lewison, who stars as Ben Gross on the Netflix show, told us. "Never Have I Ever" star Jaren Lewison spoke to Insider about the incredible response from fans, working with "The Office" alum Mindy Kaling, and what he'd like to see in a potential second season. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
